'Rick Scott's Fraud Settlement Resurfaces'
"...Scott's past Medicare fraud scandal during his time as CEO of Columbia/HCA. When Scott was deposed in 2000 amid the investigation, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times...Columbia/HCA later reached a settlement with the Justice Department of $840 million in 2000, and another settlement of $881 million in 2002, with the combined fines totaling $1.7 billion. At the time, this was the record health care fraud settlement."
https://www.newsweek.com/rick-scotts-fraud-settlement-resurfaces-senate-gop-runs-low-cash-1735418
'WHAT THEY’RE SEEING: RICK SCOTT REMINDS EVERYONE HE “TOOK RESPONSIBILITY” FOR THE LARGEST MEDICARE FRAUD IN HISTORY'
'MSNBC, The ReidOut: Trump Sycophant Rick Scott Attends His Trial'
“Let’s unpack why the Justice Department went after Rick Scott’s former company, HCA. The Department joined eight whistleblower lawsuits alleging HCA defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and military TRICARE. HCA reached a settlement agreeing to pay $1.7 billion in penalties in the largest Medicare fraud case in history – with much of the defrauding happening under Rick Scott’s watch...[Rick Scott] says he ‘took responsibility’ for the fraud in his former company. He also walked away from it all with $300 million in stocks, making him one of the richest members of Congress.”
https://www.floridadems.org/2024/05/10/13533/
‘RICK SCOTT TRIES TO REWRITE HISTORY ON $1.7 BILLION MEDICARE FRAUD CONTROVERSY’
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article288431251.html
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